Lokpal... Our Saviour from corruption???
The new interesting episode (The Lokpal Bill, 2010) of the super hit series “The Great Indian Tamasha” has had a rippling effect across the nation. The modern day Gandhi, Anna Hazare, has risen from obscurity to create India’s Tahrir Square (Jantar Mantar) and has evoked positive responses from the youth across the country. He says his fast is not just to push for the bill but to ensure that the bill is mutually drafted by the Government and the civil society. He fears that if left to the Government, it would be undemocratic and would allow the politicians to provide far too many loopholes to let themselves off the hook. So what is the Lokpal Bill, 2010? Successive governments have tried to put it in place in the last 42 years. Honesty and integrity has been glorified throughout our history… in the Vedas, Upanishads etc… even our national motto is “Satyameva Jayate”. Yet today, we are one of the most corrupt countries in the world. A study by Transparency International in 2005 found ...